Bairns Afore is an hour-long family hogmanay celebration, complete with fireworks display from Edinburgh Castle and West Princes Street Gardens, for those with early bedtimes.

Doors open at 4pm for Bairns Afore. The event finishes after the fireworks display at 6pm, an hour before the Hogmanay Street Party.

Live band and singalong specialists Massaoke will be playing kids' favourite numbers Queen, Abba and A-ha, Disney classics from The Lion King and Frozen, musical hits from The Greatest Showman, and the likes of Little Mix, Ariana Grande and Katy Perry.